Tafel mit dem Emblem von Venedig, dem geflügelten Löwen des Heiligen Markus, auf einem runden Turm an einer Ecke der mittelalterlichen Burg in Krk, Insel Krk, Kroatien. Die Burg wurde von der kroatischen Frankopanerfamilie oder der französischen Familie erbaut und der Turm stammt wahrscheinlich aus den 1200s Jahren. Diese Tafel wurde jedoch in das Steinwerk eingesetzt, als Venedig den Turm 1500 umbaute. Die lateinische Inschrift unter dem Emblem „Aureae Venetorum Libertati“ bedeutet übersetzt „die Goldenen Freiheiten von Venedig“.
2824 x 2825 px | 23,9 x 23,9 cm | 9,4 x 9,4 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
1. September 2007
Ort:
Krk Town, Krk island, Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia.
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Krk Town, Krk island, Croatia: the winged lion of St Mark, the symbol of Venice, glares down from the cylindrical Venetian Tower at a corner of the medieval Castle of the Krk Counts, built by the Croatian Frankopan or Francopan family. The inscription beneath the lion, 'Aureae Venetorum Libertati', translates as 'The Golden Liberties of Venice'. The lion plaque seen in this square image was inserted into the 13th century stonework when Venice rebuilt the tower in 1500. It helps to emphasise the often uneasy relationship between the powerful Frankopans and their Venetian masters - as does the fact that, as at Dubrovnik, some of the castle's cannons pointed at the town, rather than out to sea. Some historians believe this practice was aimed at protecting the Venetians from their own vassals. The square castle, now roofless, was built to defend Krk town from naval attacks and it served as a refuge for both soldiers and citizens. Its substantial crenellated curtain walls, rising to a height of nine meters, were skilfully incorporated into Krk's ancient Roman city defences. The Frankopans claimed to be a branch of Italy's aristocratic Frangipani family. They settled at Krk in the 13th century and later changed their surname to Frankopan, adopting a coat of arms showing two lions breaking a piece of bread (from the Latin 'frangere panem', break bread). The Frankopan dynasty maintained its position as Croatia's ruling feudal family until 1671. Krk Town, also known as Krk City, has been continuously inhabited since ancient times by Illyrians, Romans, Byzantines, Venetians and Austrians. Remains of Roman buildings survive in the old town, including a Temple of Venus. D1347.B7957.A